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1. Political Money Laundering

   ... According to an article yesterday from the Los Angeles Daily News , it appears to be political money laundering. Mark Abrams, a ... According to the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission's press release back in 2005, Abrams made "$65,500 in contributions in the 2001 ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

2. A Miscellany

   ... enforcement is rare. The Ethics Commission ... has dismissed 12 of the 15 complaints for unregistered lobbying since the law took effect, ... EC's website is abominable (for instance, the most recent press release is from 2008). It is generally inappropriate (and very ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

3. Mayoral Disclosure of Meetings with Lobbyists in New York City

   ... The bad news is that, according to a New York Daily News article from last year , the then public advocate did not ... ). Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

4. A Cook County Ethics Reform Proposal

   ... considered a county vendor will be lowered from $10,000 over 12 months to $5,000. (Sec. 2-585 (d)) The term “seeking to do ... contract or business with the county, instead of the current 6 months. (Sec. 2-585 (f)) The proposed reform that struck me as most ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

5. A Miscellany

   ... is usually provided by a waiver process, under the ethics commission's authority (Stamford has an active EC). It is hard to ... union. According to an article yesterday in the Record , a new SEC advisory opinion advised the school board to limit two of ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

6. Citizens and the Advisory Opinion Process

   ... the advisory opinion provision and comments in the City Ethics Model Code Project. On the one hand, advisory opinions are ... worth of the Sioux Falls ethics board's advisory opinions ( 2007 , 2008 ), my inclination is to agree with the ethics board. In 2008, ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

7. The Need for Ethics Commission Independence, and What Is and Isn't a Government Ethics Violation

   ... came out and said that. The ethics board also put out a press release defending its actions. Understanding What Government ... mayor will recognize this, as well. Update (June 12, 2009): According to a Philadelphia Daily News blog post yesterday, ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

8. Font Sizes - a test...

   ... Heading level 4 Heading level 5 Heading level 6 This is a test of the "Paragraph" setting in this template. This is ...

   donmc - 2012-07-26 17:40

9. HTML Styles Testing

   ... 3 Heading Level 4 Heading Level 5 Heading Level 6 donmc's blog ...

   donmc - 2008-11-23 16:04 - 0 comments

10. Conflicts Involving Local Government, Union Members, and Sister Locals in Rhode Island (Yes, Legislative Immunity Comes Up)

    Body:  This year, the Rhode Island ethics commission, which has jurisdiction over local governments, has been ... the state union is willing to undermine independent ethics enforcement relating to Rhode Island local governments. Also, ... thinks. Also of interest is the discussion on October 6 of how to approach changing the EC's policy on this issue, whether by ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

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